NASA F-18 Gets New Paint 

NASA’s F/A-18D entered the U.S. Air Force Corrosion Control Facility on Edwards Air Force Base, California, also known as the Paint Barn, in March 2023. Once complete, the aircraft was returned to its homebase at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California.
The aircraft is intended to track, or “chase,” the quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft and provide a platform for videographers and photographers to document research and tests.
See the link for more information, and a gallery of the aircraft in the Paint Barn.
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